Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 7PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue morning, light winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 5 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
19 | 73 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 29 | 29 | 71 | 172 | 305 | 282 | 229 | 175 | 123 | 122 | 89 | 61 | 81 | 57 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:09PM3.14m | 4:18AM3.30m | 4:46PM3.00m | 5:02AM3.11m | 5:30PM2.83m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:57AM0.19m | 10:08PM0.47m | 10:36AM0.38m | 10:50PM0.60m | 11:20AM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||
6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | NNE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
7 | 6 | 77 | 41 | 28 | 13 | 14 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 172 | 305 | 282 | 229 | 175 | 123 | 122 | 89 | 61 | 81 | 57 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | N 12 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — |
6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 71 | 26 | 12 | — | — | — | 14 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 8 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 13 | N 12 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | — |
— | — | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 5 | WNW 3 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | — | NW 4 | — | — | S 5 |
19 | 73 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 22 | — | 6 | — | — | 17 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 586 | 392 | 413 | 392 | 379 | 309 | 302 | 212 | 21 | 21 | 152 | 157 | 48 | 48 | 21 | 216 | 274 | 455 | 21 | 25 | 21 |
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